BadgerFest & Meet the Badgers Friday Night at AHS

BadgerFest, presented by Southern Bancorp, and the annual Meet the Badgers event will take place Friday night at Arkadelphia High School. There is no fee for BadgerFest in the AHS parking lot. Admission into Meet the Badgers is $2.00 per person.

BadgerFest will take place from 5:30-6:30 in the AHS main parking lot with local businesses and various APSD groups setting up booths in the portion of the parking lot that is adjacent to the high school. 

At the conclusion of BadgerFest, fans will make their way into Badger Stadium to meet all of the spirit squads, 8th-12th grade sports teams, the Badger Pride Marching Band and the AHS JROTC that will represent Arkadelphia during the fall of 2018.

At BadgerFest in the AHS parking lot, children will be able to play on inflatables (provided by Southern Bancorp) and fans will be able to visit booths from just over 20 local businesses and school groups that will be giving away items and selling food, drinks, Badger gear and other items.

All-Sports passes will be available at the APSD Athletics booth as well during BadgerFest and inside the gate at the stadium. Adults can purchase a pass that will get them into all home events during the school year for all sports for $100. This year, all students Kindergarten - 12th grades can purchase an All-Sports pass for only $30. With each home event costing $5 to get in, parents and students are encouraged to take advantage of the student All-Sports pass, which could save hundreds of dollars if the students comes to several games throughout the course of the school year.

Meet the Badgers will begin at 7:00 and the order for the evening is as follows:

Presentation of Colors
                  National Anthem
                  Introduction of JROTC Staff
                  Goza cheerleaders (followed by performance)
                  Goza Jazzlers (followed by performance)
                  8thgrade volleyball
                  9thgrade volleyball
                  8thand 9thgrade football
                  Song from Badger Pride Marching Band
                  AHS Volleyball
                  AHS Golf
                  AHS Tennis
                  AHS Swim/Dive
                  Dazzlers (followed by performance)
                  AHS Cheer (followed by performance)
                  AHS Band
                  AHS Football
                  Alma Mater
                  Dismiss

In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled. In that case, BadgerFest could be moved to one of the 2018 home games and take place as a pre-game tailgate party. Any change in plan will be announced via this website, social media and through other methods of school communication.